 Blades of Glory 2007  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Cast: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Jenna Fischer, William Fichtner, Craig T. Nelson, Romany Malco, Nick Swardson, Scott Hamilton, Andy Richter, Greg Lindsay, Rob Corddry, Tom Virtue
Figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) compete in a rivalry that extends off the ice in a brawl on the podium, which results in the loss of their medals and being banned from singles competition. But, after looking at the rule book, they come up with a loophole that allows them to compete in doubles competition. They form a team and decide to include the Iron Lotus (a maneuver that has only been performed once in the past and resulted in the decapitation of one of the partners). As if this does not cause enough trouble for them, they must also deal with the brother and sister team of champions–Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg (Will Arnett and Amy Poehler)–who are determined to sabotage the Chazz and Jimmy team.
|  | |
The Broken Giant 1998  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Estep Nagy
Cast: John Glover, Brooke Smith, George Dickerson, Missy Yager, Will Arnett, Chris Noth, Joe Coleman
When a beautiful, but very distraught woman, Clio (Missy Yager), appears at the doorstep of the young minister Ezra Caton (Will Arnett), he lets her stay despite objections from his girlfriend (Brooke Smith) as well as his parishioners. Then Clio's father (John Glover) arrives on the scene and matters become complicated further.
| | |
The Brothers Solomon 2007 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Odenkirk
Cast: Will Arnett, Will Forte, Chi McBride, Kristen Wiig, Malin Akerman, Lee Majors, Michael Ormsby, Bob Odenkirk, Sam Lloyd, Charles Chun, Ryun Yu, Bill Hader, Jenna Fischer, Susanne Wright
Woefully lacking in social skills, brothers Dean and John Solomon (Will Forte and Will Arnett) learn that their father Ed (Lee Majors) is comatose and on his deathbed. But, Ed has told his doctor (Charles Chun) of his last wish: to have a grandchild before he dies. When no other women are interested, the inept brothers go online to find the surrogate mother (Kristen Wiig) who is willing to undergo artificial insemination and give their father a grandchild.
| | |
The Comebacks 2007 PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom Brady
Cast: David Koechner, Carl Weathers, Melora Hardin, Matthew Lawrence, Brooke Nevin, Nick Searcy, George Back, Noureen DeWulf, Jesse Garcia, Jackie Long, Robert Ri'chard, Martin Spanjers, Jermaine Williams, Finesse Mitchell, Will Arnett
This spoof on sports movies features David Koechner as Lambeau "Coach" Fields, the worst coach in history, who tries to change his luck when he takes on the job of coaching the hapless Heartland State University's Comebacks. He spends the season trying to shape a squad of losers into a winning team by teaching them to act like REAL players: failing classes, getting involved in sexual harassment suits, and drinking to excess. Now comes the big moment when they enter the second annual Toilet Bowl and compete against Field's old assistant coach Freddie Wiseman (Carl Weathers).
| | |
Ed's Next Move 1996  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Romance
Director: John Walsh
Cast: Matt Ross, Callie Thorne, Kevin Carroll, Ramsey Faragallah, Nina Sheveleva, Jim Cummings, Will Arnett, Michael Huston, Joseph Fuqua, Peter Jacobson, Aunjanue Ellis, Cathy Curtin, Jimmy Cummings
Ed (Matt Ross) is a rice geneticist from Wisconsin who moves to New York City and rooms with Ray (Kevin Carroll). Ray gives Ed advice about women and how to win the affection of Lee (Callie Thorne).
| | |
G-Force 2009  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Hoyt Yeatman
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Penelope Cruz, Tracy Morgan, Nicolas Cage, Jon Favreau, Steve Buscemi, Bill Nighy, Zach Galifianakis, Will Arnett, Kelli Garner, Loudon Wainwright III, Chris Ellis, Tyler Patrick Jones, Niecy Nash, Dee Bradley Baker
In this Disney film, dastardly billionaire Leonard Saber (Bill Nighy) intends to take over the world by turning household appliances into robots. But, the government has a secret project that trains animals to become espionage agents–named G-Force. Led by Guinea Pig Darwin (voice of Sam Rockwell), the G-Force sets out to save the world. Plenty of action–but scaled down for the young ones. Live action, animation, and 3D contribute to making this an entertaining film.
| | |
The Great New Wonderful 2006 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Danny Leiner
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Thomas McCarthy, Judy Greer, Naseeruddin Shah, Sharat Saxena, Tony Shalhoub, Jim Gaffigan, Olympia Dukakis, Dick Latessa, Edie Falco, Stephen Colbert, Will Arnett, Rosemarie DeWitt
Found in this film are five overlapping stories about New Yorkers from very different backgrounds and their uniquely different problems dealing with life in the city one year after the attacks of 9/11.
| | |
Horton Hears a Who! 2008 G, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
aka: Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Cast: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill, Amy Poehler, Jaime Pressly, Charles Osgoood, Josh Flitter, Niecy Nash, Jesse McCartney, Jack Angel
Dr. Seuss' 1954 book is brought to the screen with Jim Carrey as the voice of the cheerful elephant Horton who discovers the city of Whoville after a speck of dust containing what he is sure are living creatures blows past. Horton talks to the Mayor of Whoville (voice of Steve Carell) and agrees to help the residents. But, Kangaroo (voice of Carol Burnett) considers the Whos to be nothing more than Horton's hallucination and rounds up other jungle animals to teach Horton a lesson. Horton will not relent and tells the others, "a person is a person, no matter how small." Will the Whos speak up and be saved?
| | |
Hot Rod 2007 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Cast: Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Sissy Spacek, Ian McShane, Chris Parnell, Will Arnett, Chester Tam, Mark Acheson, Brittany Tiplady, Ken Kirzinger, Brittney Irvin
Rod Kimble's (Andy Samberg) father was Evil Knievel's assistant, but he died testing a stunt when Rod was a baby. Time has passed, and Rod is an adult dreaming of being like his father. But, Rod has not had the training to perform his stunts proficiently. Now, Rod's stepfather Frank (Ian McShane) needs a heart transplant, and Rod decides to raise the money by jumping his moped over 15 buses. To accomplish his daredevil feat, Rod gathers together his crew–Denise (Isla Fisher), Kevin (Jorma Taccone), Dave (Bill Hader), and Rico (Danny R. McBride)–and sets his plan in motion.
| | |
 Ice Age: The Meltdown 2006 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Queen Latifah, Will Arnett, Jay Leno, Chris Wedge, Peter Ackerman, Caitlin Rose Anderson, Connor Anderson, Joseph Bologna
A new migration begins for Sid the Sloth (voice of John Leguizamo), Manny the Mammoth (voice of Ray Romano), and Diego the Saber-toothed Tiger (voice of Denis Leary) when a warming trend threatens to melt Earth's glaciers, and the blended herd works together as they leave their old stomping ground in the search for safety.
| | |
Monster-In-Law 2005 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Luketic
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott, Annie Parisse, Monet Mazur, Elaine Stritch, Will Arnett, Stephen Dunham, Randee Heller, Mark Moses, Wayne Nickel, Tomiko Fraser, Rochelle Flexer
Charlotte (Jennifer Lopez) thinks that she has finally met the right man in Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan)–until they become engaged and his scheming mother, Viola (Jane Fonda), stops at almost nothing to get Charlotte out of Kevin's life.
| | |
Monsters vs. Aliens 2009 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Sci-Fi
Director: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen Colbert, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd, Julie White, Jeffrey Tambor, Renee Zellweger, Amy Poehler, Ed Helms, John Kransinski, Sean Bishop
This 3-D animated adventure begins with bride Susan Murphy ( voice of Reese Witherspsoon) preparing for her wedding to TV weatherman Derek Dietl (voice of Paul Rudd). Outside the church, Susan is hit by a meteor, and, instantly, she begins to grow to the enormous size of 50 feet tall. Military helicopters arrive on the scene, swoop her up, and deliver her to a government prison for monsters. Susan is given the new name of Ginormica (voice of Witherspoon), and is welcomed by the other imprisoned monsters–insect-headed Dr. Cockroach (voice of Hugh Laurie), blobish B.O.B. (voice of Seth Rogen), and half-human/half-fish Missing Link (voice of Will Arnett)–welcome her. Susan is doomed to spend her life in the prison–until an evil alien, Galaxhar (voice of Rainn Wilson), threatens to conquer Earth. Now, Gen. W.R. Monger (voice of Kiefer Sutherland) convinces the President (voice of Stephen Colbert) to promise the monsters their freedom if they can defeat Galaxhar and his army of clones and robots.
| | |
Ratatouille 2007  G, 110 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Will Arnett, Julius Callahan, James Remar, John Ratzenberger, Teddy Newton, Tony Fucile, Jake Steinfeld
In this Pixar film, Remy the rat (voice of Patton Oswalt) wants nothing more than to become a gourmet chef. To achieve that goal, he teams up with a human, Linguini (Lou Romano), who works as a garbage boy at Paris' once-five-star restaurant, Gusteau's. Auguste Gusteau (Brad Garrett) had written a book, "Anyone Can Cook," that Remy cherishes. Gusteau is no longer living, but that doesn't stop Remy from being able to communicate with him and gaining great culinary ideas. Remy hides under Linguini's chef's hat and gives him directions for concocting delicious recipes. Now, Gusteau's is becoming a very popular restaurant once again–despite Skinner (Ian Holm) the greedy manager of Gusteau's who has his own faulty ideas of how to run a restaurant The film received an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and received four other Academy Award nominations.
| | |
The Rocker 2008 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Teddy Geiger, Josh Gad, Emma Stone, Jeff Garlin, Jane Lynch, Jason Sudeikis, Will Arnett, Howard Hesseman, Fred Armisen, Bradley Cooper, Lonny Ross, Jon Glaser, Jane Krakowski
Robert "Fish" Fishman (Rainn Wilson) was once the drummer for the band "Vesuvius" until the band members dumped him, signed a new contract, and became stars. Twenty years later, 41-year-old Fish has moved in with his sister Lisa (Jane Lynch) and her husband Stan (Jeff Garlin) and lives in the attic. Their son Matt (Josh Gad) and guitarist Curtis (Teddy Geiger) have formed a band, A.D.D., and when they lose their drummer, Fish fills in. This is the beginning of his new adventure that will result in a real future in the recording industry.
| | |
RV 2006  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, JoJo, Josh Hutcherson, Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth, Hunter Parrish, Chloe Sonnenfeld, Alex Ferris, Will Arnett, Tony Hale, Brian Howe, Richard Cox
Advertising executive Bob Munro (Robin Williams) is scheduled for a meeting in Colorado at the same time he has scheduled a family vacation in Hawaii with his wife Jamie (Cheryl Hines) and kids–teenager Cassie (JoJo) and pre-teen Carl (Josh Hutcherson). Bob finds a solution: a cross-country trip in an oversized RV. The family embarks on the camping trip, but problems arise; in fact, they erupt in the form of the septic tank's contents. That's when they meet the Gornecke family (Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth, Hunter Parrish, Chloe Sonnenfeld, and Alex Ferris). As homeless campers, the Gornickes home-school their kids at the campground. The snooty Munros try to avoid the Gornickes, but they keep crossing paths, and, by story's end, the Gornickes have taught the Munros a valuable lesson in family relationships.
| | |
Semi-Pro 2008 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Kent Alterman
Cast: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Andrew Daly, Will Arnett, Andy Richter, David Koechner, Rob Corddry, Matt Walsh, Jackie Earle Haley, DeRay Davis
This story is set in 1976, when the American Basketball Association is about to merge with the National Basketball Association. Jackie Moon (Will Farrell) uses the profits from his soul ballad "Love Me Sexy" to purchase the Flint Michigan Tropics–the worst team in basketball. Jackie is already a player and coach on the team, but, now, as the owner as well, his goal is to qualify as one of the teams that will merge into the NBA. To that end, Jackie obtains former Boston Celtics point-guard, mean-tempered Monix (Woody Harrelson) to lead the team on a winning streak–and the craziness begins.
| | |
Southie 1998 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Shea
Cast: Donnie Wahlberg, Rose McGowan, Anne Meara, Jimmy Cummings, Amanda Peet, Will Arnett, Lawrence Tierney, John Shea, Steven Kozlowski, Robert Wahlberg
Danny Quinn (Donnie Wahlberg) comes home to South Boston and faces reality as he finds himself pulled between one Mafia group and another in his tough neighborhood.
| | |
The Waiting Game 2000 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ken Liotti
Cast: Will Arnett, Debbon Ayer, Dwight Ewell, Eddie Malavarca, Terumi Matthews, Michael Raynor, Daniel Riordan, Taylor Stanley, Donald Williams, Alice Spivak, Christopher Lawford, Howard Spiegel
This story, a series of vignettes, features the whining of aspiring actors who work at a Greenwich Village restaurant while waiting for that "big break" on Broadway.
| | |
| 1. Blades of Glory (2007)
2. The Broken Giant (1998)
3. The Brothers Solomon (2007)
4. The Comebacks (2007)
5. Ed's Next Move (1996)
6. G-Force (2009)
7. The Great New Wonderful (2006)
8. Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
aka: Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
9. Hot Rod (2007)
10. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
11. Monster-In-Law (2005)
12. Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
13. Ratatouille (2007)
14. The Rocker (2008)
15. RV (2006)
16. Semi-Pro (2008)
17. Southie (1998)
18. The Waiting Game (2000)
In The News
|
